Switch to AlarmManager plugin from WorkManager for more reliable update checking (for #87) (#97)

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -30,7 +30,25 @@
         <meta-data
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
             android:value="2" />
+        <service
+            android:name="dev.fluttercommunity.plus.androidalarmmanager.AlarmService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
+            android:exported="false"/>
+        <receiver
+            android:name="dev.fluttercommunity.plus.androidalarmmanager.AlarmBroadcastReceiver"
+            android:exported="false"/>
+        <receiver
+            android:name="dev.fluttercommunity.plus.androidalarmmanager.RebootBroadcastReceiver"
+            android:enabled="false"
+            android:exported="false">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </receiver>
     </application>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM"/>
 </manifest>

lib/main.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:math';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
@@ -10,18 +11,21 @@ import 'package:obtainium/providers/settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:obtainium/providers/source_provider.dart';
 import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:workmanager/workmanager.dart';
 import 'package:dynamic_color/dynamic_color.dart';
 import 'package:device_info_plus/device_info_plus.dart';
+import 'package:android_alarm_manager_plus/android_alarm_manager_plus.dart';
 
-const String currentVersion = '0.6.6';
+const String currentVersion = '0.6.7';
 const String currentReleaseTag =
     'v$currentVersion-beta'; // KEEP THIS IN SYNC WITH GITHUB RELEASES
 
-const String bgUpdateCheckTaskName = 'bg-update-check';
+const int bgUpdateCheckAlarmId = 666;
 
-bgUpdateCheck(int? ignoreAfterMicroseconds) async {
+@pragma('vm:entry-point')
+Future<void> bgUpdateCheck(int taskId, Map<String, dynamic>? params) async {
+  int? ignoreAfterMicroseconds = params?['ignoreAfterMicroseconds'];
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  await AndroidAlarmManager.initialize();
   DateTime? ignoreAfter = ignoreAfterMicroseconds != null
       ? DateTime.fromMicrosecondsSinceEpoch(ignoreAfterMicroseconds)
       : null;
@@ -43,13 +47,13 @@ bgUpdateCheck(int? ignoreAfterMicroseconds) async {
           shouldCorrectInstallStatus: false);
     } catch (e) {
       if (e is RateLimitError || e is SocketException) {
-        String nextTaskName =
+        AndroidAlarmManager.oneShot(
-            '$bgUpdateCheckTaskName-${nextIgnoreAfter.microsecondsSinceEpoch.toString()}';
+            Duration(minutes: e is RateLimitError ? e.remainingMinutes : 15),
-        Workmanager().registerOneOffTask(nextTaskName, nextTaskName,
+            Random().nextInt(pow(2, 31) as int),
-            constraints: Constraints(networkType: NetworkType.connected),
+            bgUpdateCheck,
-            initialDelay: Duration(
+            params: {
-                minutes: e is RateLimitError ? e.remainingMinutes : 15),
+              'ignoreAfterMicroseconds': nextIgnoreAfter.microsecondsSinceEpoch
-            inputData: {'ignoreAfter': nextIgnoreAfter.microsecondsSinceEpoch});
+            });
       } else {
         err = e.toString();
       }
@@ -80,24 +84,14 @@ bgUpdateCheck(int? ignoreAfterMicroseconds) async {
     if (err != null) {
       throw err;
     }
-    return Future.value(true);
   } catch (e) {
     notificationsProvider
         .notify(ErrorCheckingUpdatesNotification(e.toString()));
-    return Future.error(false);
   } finally {
     await notificationsProvider.cancel(checkingUpdatesNotification.id);
   }
 }
 
-@pragma('vm:entry-point')
-void bgTaskCallback() {
-  // Background process callback
-  Workmanager().executeTask((task, inputData) async {
-    return await bgUpdateCheck(inputData?['ignoreAfter']);
-  });
-}
-
 void main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   if ((await DeviceInfoPlugin().androidInfo).version.sdkInt >= 29) {
@@ -106,9 +100,7 @@ void main() async {
     );
     SystemChrome.setEnabledSystemUIMode(SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge);
   }
-  Workmanager().initialize(
+  await AndroidAlarmManager.initialize();
-    bgTaskCallback,
-  );
   runApp(MultiProvider(
     providers: [
       ChangeNotifierProvider(
@@ -165,17 +157,14 @@ class _ObtainiumState extends State<Obtainium> {
       if (existingUpdateInterval != settingsProvider.updateInterval) {
         existingUpdateInterval = settingsProvider.updateInterval;
         if (existingUpdateInterval == 0) {
-          Workmanager().cancelByUniqueName(bgUpdateCheckTaskName);
+          AndroidAlarmManager.cancel(bgUpdateCheckAlarmId);
         } else {
-          Workmanager().registerPeriodicTask(
+          AndroidAlarmManager.periodic(
-              bgUpdateCheckTaskName, bgUpdateCheckTaskName,
+              Duration(minutes: existingUpdateInterval),
-              frequency: Duration(minutes: existingUpdateInterval),
+              bgUpdateCheckAlarmId,
-              initialDelay: Duration(minutes: existingUpdateInterval),
+              bgUpdateCheck,
-              constraints: Constraints(networkType: NetworkType.connected),
+              rescheduleOnReboot: true,
-              existingWorkPolicy: ExistingWorkPolicy.replace,
+              wakeup: true);
-              backoffPolicy: BackoffPolicy.linear,
-              backoffPolicyDelay:
-                  const Duration(minutes: minUpdateIntervalMinutes));
         }
       }
     }

lib/pages/settings.dart

@@ -209,17 +209,6 @@ class _SettingsPageState extends State<SettingsPage> {
                                     settingsProvider.updateInterval = value;
                                   }
                                 }),
-                            const SizedBox(
-                              height: 8,
-                            ),
-                            Text(
-                              'Longer intervals may result in less reliable behaviour',
-                              style: Theme.of(context)
-                                  .textTheme
-                                  .labelMedium!
-                                  .merge(const TextStyle(
-                                      fontStyle: FontStyle.italic)),
-                            ),
                             const Divider(
                               height: 48,
                             ),

lib/providers/settings_provider.dart

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SettingsProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   int get updateInterval {
-    var min = prefs?.getInt('updateInterval') ?? 60;
+    var min = prefs?.getInt('updateInterval') ?? 360;
     if (!updateIntervals.contains(min)) {
       var temp = updateIntervals[0];
       for (var i in updateIntervals) {

pubspec.lock

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Generated by pub
 # See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile
 packages:
+  android_alarm_manager_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: android_alarm_manager_plus
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.0"
   animations:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -358,7 +365,7 @@ packages:
       name: path_provider_android
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.20"
+    version: "2.0.21"
   path_provider_ios:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -470,7 +477,7 @@ packages:
       name: share_plus
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "6.1.0"
+    version: "6.2.0"
   share_plus_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -700,13 +707,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "3.0.1"
-  workmanager:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: workmanager
-      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.5.1"
   xdg_directories:
     dependency: transitive
     description:

pubspec.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 0.6.6+50 # When changing this, update the tag in main() accordingly
+version: 0.6.7+51 # When changing this, update the tag in main() accordingly
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.18.2 <3.0.0'
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ dependencies:
   provider: ^6.0.3
   http: ^0.13.5
   webview_flutter: ^3.0.4
-  workmanager: ^0.5.0
   dynamic_color: ^1.5.4
   html: ^0.15.0
   shared_preferences: ^2.0.15
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ dependencies:
   share_plus: ^6.0.1
   installed_apps: ^1.3.1
   package_archive_info: ^0.1.0
+  android_alarm_manager_plus: ^2.1.0
 
 
 dev_dependencies: